This is an example of the type of emails that I receive on a daily basis from the ads I post on Kingsnake.com. If you have time it's quite entertaining.
FROM THE DESK OF:
MR. KIM JUNG LEE
BANK OF CHINA
SHENZHEN BRANCH,
REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
Dear Camlon,
How are you today and business in your country? I am Mr.KIM JUNG LEE, Bank
Manager of bank of China, Shenzhen Branch, China. I would respectfully
request
that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the
integrity
of the information you come by as a result of this mail. I contacted you
independently of our investigation and no one is informed of this
communication.
I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be
of interest to you. I know you would be wondering why I am writing you with
a request such as this but I only urge you to read on.
In November 1998, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese
Solid
Minerals Corporation, Mr. Robert Rice made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit
for twelve calendar months, valued at US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million
Dollars)
in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding
address in America and Britain but got no reply. After a month, we sent
a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the
Chinese
Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr. Robert Rice died alongside his wife,
from an airplane crash. The bank immediately launched an investigation into
possible surviving next of kin to alert about the situation and also to
come forward to claim his estate. If you are familiar with private banking
affairs, those who patronize our services usually prefer anonymity, but
also some levels of detachment from conventional processes. In his bio-data
form, he listed no next of kin. In the field of private banking, opening
an account with us means no one will know of its existence, accounts are
rarely held under a name; depositors use numbers and codes to make the
accounts
anonymous. This bank also gives the choice to depositors of having their
mail sent to them or held at the bank itself, ensuring that there are no
traces of the account and as I said, rarely do they nominate next of kin.
Private banking clients apart from not nominating next of kin also usually
in most cases leave wills in our care, in this case; Mr. Robert Rice died
interstate.
In line with our internal processes for account holders who have passed
away, we instituted our own investigations in good faith to determine who
should have right to claim the estate. This investigation has for the past
months been unfruitful. We have scanned every continent and used our
private
investigation affiliate companies to get to the root of the problem. This
sum of US$30,000,000.00 has since been sitting in my Bank and the interest
is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No
one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to the Laws of Republic of China, at the expiration of 5 (five)
years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Chinese Government
if nobody applies to claim the funds. What I wish to relate to you will
smack of unethical practice but I want you to understand something. It is
only an outsider to the banking world who finds the internal politics of
the banking world aberrational. The world of banking especially is fraught
with huge rewards for those who occupy certain offices and oversee certain
portfolios. You should have begun by now to put together the general
direction
of what I propose. There is US$30,000,000.00 deposited in my bank, I alone
have the deposit details and they will release the deposit to no one unless
evidence of relationship with the deceased, which I shall provide you with,
is presented. I alone know of the existence of this deposit for as far as
Bank of China is concerned, the bank's management has no single idea of
what?s the history or nature of the deposit. They are simply awaiting
instructions
to release the deposit to any party that comes forward. This is the
situation.
This bank has spent great amounts of money trying to track this man?s
family;
they have investigated for months and have found no family. The
investigation
has come to an end. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as
a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Robert Rice so that the
fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials. Acting in this capacity really is simple, all you
have to do is provide your full names and address so that an attorney here
can prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in
place as the next of kin. We shall employ the services of an attorney for
drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary
authentication,
approval and a letter of probate/administration in your favour for the
transfer
to be done. A bank account in any part of the world that you then provide
me with will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary/next
of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share 60/40.
I am aware of the consequences of this proposal. I ask that if you find
no interest in this project that you should discard this mail. I ask that
you do not be vindictive and destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to
you, delete this message and forget I ever contacted you. Do not destroy
my career because you do not approve of my proposal. You may not know this
but people like myself who have made tidy sums out of comparable situations
run the whole private banking sector. I am not a criminal and what I do,
I do not find against good conscience, this may be hard for you to
understand,
but the dynamics of my industry dictates that I make this move. Such
opportunities
only come ones' way once in a lifetime. I cannot let this chance pass me
by, for once I find myself in total control of my destiny. This is my
chance
and i wont let it pass me by. I ask that you do not destroy my chance, if
you will not work with me let me know and let me move on with my life but
do not destroy me. I am a family man and this is an opportunity to provide
my family with new opportunities. There is a reward for this project and
it is a task well worth undertaking. I have evaluated the risks and the
only risk I have here is from you refusing to work with me and alerting
my bank.
There is no risk whatsoever as all the paperwork for this transaction will
be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantee
the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested in this
lucrative role, I urge you to indicate to that effect. Upon your response,
if favourable, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
information
that will help you get full understanding of the transaction. I will
appreciate
it if you send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easier
communication.
If you find yourself able to work with me, contact me through this email
address and I will respond to you through my china email. If you give me
positive signals, I will initiate this process towards a conclusion. I wish
to inform you that should you contact me via official channels; I will deny
knowing you and about this project. I repeat, I do not want you contacting
me through my official phone lines nor do I want you contacting me through
my official email account. Contact me only through the numbers I will
provide
for you and also through this email address. My official lines are not
secure
lines as they are periodically monitored to assess our level of customer
care in line with our Total Quality Management Policy. Please observe this
instruction religiously. Please, again, note I am a family man, I have a
wife and children. I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as
to what the consequences may be, but I know within me that nothing ventured
is nothing gained and that success and riches never come easy or on a
platter
of gold. This is the one truth I have learned from my private banking
clients.
Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should plan
a meeting, soon.
In closing, please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that
this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country. Upon receiving
your reply, I will then furnish you with a more comprehensive detail of
this transaction and what is required of you.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Kim Jung Lee.
